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Patented July 2, I901. G. E. RIBLET.

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5 with the pipes B UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE E. RIBLET, 0 ERIE, BENNSYLVANIA.

HEATER.

SPEGiFICATiON formin part of Letters Patent No. 677,798, dated July 2, 1901. Application filed May 18, 1900- Serial No. 17,112. (Nomodel-J To all whom it may concern:

.Be it known that I, GEORGE E. RIBLET, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Erie,

in the county of Erie and State of Pennsyl- 5 Vania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Heaters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it api6 pertains to make and use the same.

of the reducing-plate in said heater.

Amarks the steam-drum, and B the water or liquid chamber arranged in they drum. The steam-drum A is provided with the bottom A, which may be made integrally with the side or drumportion A and also the remov- The heater is supported byable cover A the standards A The lugs a are arranged around the top of the drum portion A, and the water-chamber B is suspended from these The water-chamber comprises the top head B, bottom head B the connectingpipes B which pass through these heads, a bottom cap B and the cover B A flange b on the top head rests on the lugs a and" 5 supports the chamber, as before stated- The entrance-pipe (l is secured to the cap B and extends through the stuffing-box a in the bottom A of the steam-drum. The outletpipe D is secured in the head B and extends out laterally through the stufling-box a arranged in the drum A. The steam entrance and discharge openings are at A and A Arranged over the tops of the pipes B is a plate I), having the openings b in register The total area of the openings 1) is approximately the area of the entrance-pipe 0. Heretofore in devices of this character in order to get a sufficient heating-surface the pipes B have been of much greater capacity than the entrance-pipe of the heater. The communication through some of these pipes has been much more direct thanin others, andin consequence nearly all the water passing through the heater has been forced through these particular pipes, so that the other pipes of the heater have produced little effect on the capacity of the device. By reducing the outlet area of the pipes 13 by means of the plate b a movement of practically all the liquid through any one pipe is prevented and the movement is distributed through all the pipes, so that thegreatest possible efficiency is secured. I prefer to make the opening b beveled, with the sharpedge of the bevel on the bottom. By this means when shale forms in the opening it will be forced out after acquiring some thickness by the water working under the lower edge.

.By suspending the water-chamber all the expansion takes place from that point. The pipe 0 is secured at the center of the chamber, so that there is no tendency of lateral movement, and as it extends in the line of expansion it simply moves through the stuffin g-box a without straining any of the parts. It will be noted that this manner of suspension forms a means of support at one place in the chamber, allowing free relative expansive movement between the other parts of said chamber and the drum. The pipe D passes out laterally from the chamber through the drum at the point of support, so that what ever action there is at this point is in line with the pipe.

By removing the covers A and B the entire mechanism is exposed, so that the pipes B may be cleaned, if desired. By arranging the outlet and inlet pipes below these covers no change is necessary relatively to these pipes when the covers are removed. If, however, a more thorough cleaning or repairing is desired, the pipes D and C may be removed and the chamber B lifted from the drum A.

The cap B is arranged in the receptacle formed by the bottom A. This receptacle catches the water produced by condensation and also forms a separator to separate the oil from the water. The pipe a extends to the bottom of this receptacle and carries the water, which naturally settles at the bottom, 0E through the opening a. ,The openings a and a are arranged to draw off the oil from the water and may be controlled by small cocks. (Not shown.) It will be noted, that the Water entering through the pipe 0 is held in the cap B in its coldest state, and the receptacle forming the oil-separator surrounds this cap 13, and its heat is conducted to the Water to be heated into the cap B and the water in the cap B tends to cool the Water in the receptacle, so as to produce a more rapid separation of the oil and water.

What I claim as new is- 1. In a heater, the combination of a steam drum; a water-chamber comprising pipes unobstructed throughout the greater part of their length through which the water passes; and a reducer for said pipes to induce a flow in all the pipes.

2. In a heater, the combination of the steam having a receptacle for receiving condensadrum; awaterchamber arranged in said steamdrum comprising a series of waterpipes; an entrance leading to said waterpipes; and a reducer for reducing the capacity of said water-pipes to approximately the capacity of said entrance to induce a flow in all the pipes.

3. In a feed-Water heater, the combination of a drum; a Water-chamber in said drum, comprising a series of pipes; a reducer for said pipes, having a beveled opening with the sharp edge of the bevel toward the entrance end for the purposes described.

4. In a heater, the combination of a drum; a Water-chamber arranged in said drum; means for supporting said chamber in said drum, said means being arranged to allow free relative expansive movement of said chamber and drum; and a Water-pipe passing through said drum into said chamber at a point remote from said securing means, said pipe being arranged in the line of the expansive movement of the chamber at the pointof l in presence. of two Witnesses.

connection.

, 5. In a heater, the combination of a drum; a chamber in said drum means for securing said chamber at one end in said drum, said chamber being arranged to have free expansive movement away from said securing between said pipe, chamber and drum, ar-.

ranged to allow relative movement between the bottom of the chamberand the bottom of the drum.

7. In a heater, the combination of a drum,

tion; a water-chamber arranged in said drum, having the entrance or initial part of said chamber arranged in said receptacle; and a pipe leading from the bottom of said receptacle to a point near the top of said receptacle for carrying off the surplus supply of Water. 8. In aheater, the combination ofthe drum,- A, having the bottom, A', cover, A inlet and outlet openings, A and A a Water-chamber comprising the heads, B and B pipes, B cap,- B and cover, B means for suspending said chamber in said drum from a point near the top of said drum; the entrance-pipe, O, passing through the stuffing-box, a, into the bottom of the chamber; the out1etpipe, D, extending from the head, B, laterally through the stuflingbox, a out of the drum; and the reducing-plate, I), having the opening, Z7, of a total area approximating the area of the pipe, 0, said opening, I), being arranged to register with the pipes, B. I

In testimony whereof I affix my signature GEORGE E, RIBLET.

WVitnesses: CLARK OLDS, Gno. E. GIBSON. 

